Ding Gains Upper Hand Over Champion Selby

China’s 2016 world finalist Ding Jinhui took the first steps to avenging last year’s defeat as he will go into Friday’s second session of his world championship semi-final leading champion Mark Selby 5-3. The 30-year-old — who received a congratulatory kiss and heaps of compliments from the mercurial five-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan after beating him … Read more

Ding Eyes Semi-Final After Dominating O’Sullivan

World number four Ding Junhui took control in the second session against Ronnie O’Sullivan to lead 10-6 in their World Championship quarter-final. The China number one, losing finalist at Sheffield’s Crucible venue to Mark Selby last year, rattled off five frames in a row from 5-5 including a century clearance against the five-time world champion … Read more